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Certification status of average daily school breakfast participants, fiscal 1969-2009
Fiscal year
Reduced price
Full price
Free
Total
  Million participants
1969
0.22
1970
0.45
1971
0.20
0.60
0.80
1972
0.23
0.81
1.04
1973
0.20
0.99
1.19
1974
0.24
1.14
1.37
1975
0.04
0.33
1.45
1.82
1976
0.06
0.37
1.76
2.20
1977
0.11
0.36
2.02
2.49
1978
0.16
0.42
2.23
2.80
1979
0.21
0.54
2.56
3.32
1980
0.25
0.56
2.79
3.60
1981
0.25
0.51
3.05
3.81
1982
0.16
0.36
2.8
3.32
1983
0.15
0.34
2.87
3.36
1984
0.15
0.37
2.91
3.43
1985
0.16
0.40
2.88
3.44
1986
0.16
0.41
2.93
3.50
1987
0.17
0.43
3.01
3.61
1988
0.18
0.47
3.03
3.68
1989
0.20
0.51
3.11
3.81
1990
0.22
0.55
3.3
4.07
1991
0.25
0.57
3.61
4.44
1992
0.26
0.6
4.05
4.92
1993
0.28
0.66
4.41
5.36
1994
0.32
0.75
4.76
5.83
1995
0.37
0.85
5.10
6.32
1996
0.41
0.91
5.27
6.58
1997
0.45
0.95
5.52
6.92
1998
0.50
1.01
5.64
7.14
1999
0.56
1.10
5.71
7.37
2000
0.61
1.21
5.73
7.55
2001
0.67
1.32
5.80
7.79
2002 
0.70
1.41
6.03
8.14
2003
0.74
1.47
6.22
8.43
2004
0.80
1.58
6.51
8.90
2005
0.86
1.70
6.81
9.37
2006
0.92
1.86
7.02
9.80
2007
0.99
2.02
7.24
10.24
2008
1.04
2.08
7.45
10.57
2009
1.07
2.01
7.99
11.70
2010
1.05
1.94
8.68
11.67
 
— Data not available.

1Included with free breakfast.

Note: Fiscal year numbers are averages of daily participation during full-time school months, excluding June, July, and August. Subtotals may not add to totals due to rounding. All numbers are subject to revision.

Source: Prepared by ERS using data from USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of March 2010.

 

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Updated date: November 29, 2011